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WASHINGTON <\/strong>\u2014 The Department of Veterans Affairs continued launching its new Electronic Health Record (EHR) on June 11, this time at two medical facilities in southwest Oregon: the Roseburg VA Health Care System and the VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinics (SORCC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n More than 100,000 Veterans in the region will benefit from the added capability of the new system, marking the fourth rollout in\u00a0VA\u2019s modernization effort\u00a0<\/a>to replace the more than 30-year-old software that tracks and stores patient information with a single system shared with the Department of Defense (DoD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis combined rollout gives us the momentum we need to fulfill our pledge to give Veterans world-class health care that is safe, effective and timely,\u201d said Dr. Terry Adirim, program executive director of VA\u2019s Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office. \u201cThis is an important step toward equipping our VA providers with the\u00a0modern tools\u00a0<\/a>they need to deliver on that promise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The new EHR system connects providers at VA medical centers in Roseburg and White City, Oregon, as well as clinics in Brookings, Eugene, Downtown Eugene, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls and North Bend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n VA is using lessons learned from the initial sites that deployed the new EHR to identify areas for changes, such as enriched staff training, and further hone processes to benefit future site deployments. Based on objective measures and feedback from leadership, the most recent deployment sites in\u00a0Walla Walla, Washington<\/a>, and\u00a0Columbus, Ohio<\/a>, are effectively using the system and making improvements in their delivery of care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By adopting a common modern EHR system, VA health care providers will gain access to a Veteran\u2019s entire medical record from time of enlistment through Veteran status. Leaders from the facilities going live with the new EHR said they look forward to experiencing how the modernized system will standardize how VA delivers care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur providers are excited to begin using a system that will give them a more holistic and accurate picture of their patients, so they can provide the best and safest care possible,\u201d said Keith M. Allen, medical center director for the Roseburg VA Health Care System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n David Holt, director for the VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinics agreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been training, we are ready and we feel fortunate to be\u00a0building on the lessons<\/a>\u00a0learned\u00a0<\/a>that VA has carried forward with each new site that launches,\u201d Holt said. \u201cWe look forward to sharing what we\u2019ve learned with the next VA facilities scheduled to receive the new EHR.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n VA\u2019s next EHR implementation is scheduled for June 25 at Boise VA Medical Center in Boise, Idaho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n